A selection from a sound recording of the theatrical production The Kansas Story. This play was produced by the Kansas Centennial Commission for the Kansas centennial celebration in 1961. It was written and directed by Vladimir Rosing with music by Meredith Willson and Frank Allen Hubbell. This ten minute selection addressed Cyrus K. Holliday; the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe railroad an railroad expansion; the rise of the cow towns and the cattle industry; Abilene; the death of Ed Masterson; Dance Halls; immigration; the conflict between cattlemen and farmers; and ends with the song "My state, my Kansas."

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A selection from a sound recording of the theatrical production The Kansas Story. This play was produced by the Kansas Centennial Commission for the Kansas centennial celebration in 1961. It was written and directed by Vladimir Rosing with music by Meredith Willson and Frank Allen Hubbell. This ten minute selection addressed Cyrus K. Holliday; the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe railroad an railroad expansion; the rise of the cow towns and the cattle industry; Abilene; the death of Ed Masterson; Dance Halls; immigration; the conflict between cattlemen and farmers; and ends with the song "My state, my Kansas."